The Dogs of Littlefield

Berne takes the domestic and turns it into the majestic (Sunday Telegraph)

A very well-written novel: clean, delicate, both devastating and funny in its well-chosen detail . . . it's insightful, too, with a clearly original mind behind it. Highly recommended (Daily Mail)

As astute in her observations of contemporary culture as she is in capturing the minutiae of longing, disappointment and loss (Sunday Times)

This funny novels explores the flaws of a perfect neighbourhood with a bizarre killer on the loose (Psychologies)

A compelling novel that examines life, love and loss with a cynical but insightful world view. Original and brilliant (Sunday Mirror)

A beautifully balanced and accomplished portrayal of the glue that binds families together, despite themselves, as well as the forces that tear them asunder. Superb (Mail on Sunday on The Ghost at the Table)

This ambitious account of a sudden coming of age reminded me strongly of To Kill A Mockingbird - and is very bit as moving and satisfying (Daily Telegraph on A Crime in the Neighbourhood)

It is impossible not to be completely swept along . . . Berne's vision is gently humorous, ironic, quirky . . . and she writes with such piercing sensitivity . . . a compelling debut novel (The Times on A Crime in the Neighbourhood)

Suzanne Berne's first novel, A Crime in the Neighbourhood, won the 1999 Orange Prize. She is also the author of A Perfect Arrangement, The Ghost at the Table and Missing Lucile. Suzanne Berne lives with her husband and two daughters near Boston.